Article ID: 141707 - Last Review: February 20, 2007 - Revision: 2.2

Max Number of Lines in [Operating Systems] of Boot.ini is 10

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SUMMARY

The maximum number of lines in the [operating systems] section of the Boot.ini file in Windows NT is 10. If you add an 11th line (or more), only lines 1 through 10 will be seen during the boot phase of Windows NT.

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To display up to 10 operating systems at startup, remove the base video entries in the Boot.ini file.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
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